BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — A Cook County Sheriff’s office spokesman says a Chicago police officer retrieving his gun from a storage locker at the courthouse in Bridgeview was shot in the leg when the weapon accidentally discharged.
Spokesman Ben Bright says the officer was taken to an area hospital after Wednesday morning’s shooting and is expected to make a full recovery.
Bright says the shooting happened at about 9:40 a.m. He says an alarm malfunction at the courthouse prompted officials to order the building evacuated. While the officer was retrieving his weapon it discharged and the officer was shot in the upper leg.
He says the courthouse was re-opened a short time later.
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